[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35626-35627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16092]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2017-FSA-0047]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: This is a Notice of a new matching program between the
Department of Education (ED) and the Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This is a new matching
notice upon expiration of the previously published 18-month Computer
Matching agreement August 1, 2017. It was originally established on
February 1, 2010.
DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed matching program or before
August 27, 2018.
The matching program will go into effect at the later of the
following two dates: (1) The date of the last signatory to this CMA as
set forth in Article XIX, below, or (2) 30 days after the publication
of this notice on July 27, 2018, unless the matching notice needs to be
changed as a result of public comment. The Department will publish any
changes resulting from public comment.
The matching program will continue for 18 months after the
applicable date and may be extended for an additional 12 months, if the
respective agency Data Integrity Boards (DIBS) determine that the
conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. The life
of this CMA is estimated to cover the 18-month period from August 28,
2018 through February 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to
submit your comments electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site
under the ``help'' tab.
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments, address them to Marya Dennis, Management
and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid,
Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5345.
Privacy Note: ED's policy is to make all comments received from
members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only
information that they wish to make publicly available.
Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record: On request we will provide an appropriate
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who
needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this notice. If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marya Dennis, Management and
Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid,
Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5345.
Telephone: (202) 377-3385.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We provide this notice in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552a (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended);
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the
Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular
A-108, 81 FR 94424 (December 23, 2016).
Under sections 420R and 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070h and 20 U.S.C. 1087mm(b)), the
Secretary of Defense must provide the Secretary of Education with
information to identify the children of military personnel who have
died as a result of their military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after
September 11, 2001, to determine if the child is eligible for increased
amounts of title IV, HEA program assistance. DoD and ED have determined
that matching records contained in the DoD DMDC system and the Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) against ED's Federal
Student Aid Application File (18-11-01) is the only practical method
that the agencies can use to meet the statutory requirements of the
HEA.
The prior Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) was published in the
Federal Register on June 30, 2017 (82 FR 29856). ED and DoD are now re-
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establishing the CMA through this notice.
Participating Agencies
ED and DoD.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
Sections 420R and 473(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070h and 20 U.S.C.
1087mm(b)) and 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purpose(s)
This matching program identifies children whose parent or guardian
was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and died as a
result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after
September 11, 2001. These children (referred to as qualifying students)
may be eligible for a greater amount of title IV, HEA program
assistance. A qualifying student must have been age 24 or younger at
the time of the parent's or guardian's death, or, if older than 24,
enrolled part-time or full-time in an institution of higher education
at the time of the parent's or guardian's death. Beginning July 1,
2010, students who are otherwise qualified children of deceased U.S.
military who meet the requirements of section 420R of the HEA (20
U.S.C. 1070h) may also be eligible for higher amounts of title IV, HEA
program assistance.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose records are included in this matching program
are dependents of service personnel who died as a result of performing
their military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001,
which records are located in the DoD DMDC and DEERS systems, and all
students who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Categories of Records
DoD uses the following data elements in this matching program:
Dependent's Name, Date of Birth and SSN--extracted from DEERS; and
Parent or Guardian's Date of Death--extracted from DMDC Data Base.
ED uses the SSN, date of birth, and the first two letters of an
applicant's last name to match applicant records.
System(s) of Records
ED system of records: Federal Student Aid Application File (18-11-
01) (76 FR 46774, August 3, 2011).
DoD system of records: DMDC 01, Defense Manpower Data Center Data
Base (76 FR 72391) (November 23, 2011), and DMDC 02 DoD Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS) (81 FR 49210) (July
27, 2016).
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (such as, braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
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